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Ten Chimneys Foundation’s Mission

  • Preserve and Share the buildings, furnishings, collections, and grounds of a national treasure – Ten Chimneys, the estate created by Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne.
  • Serve as a continuing resource and powerful inspiration for theatre, the arts, and the art of living.
  • Offer public programs consistent with the Lunts’ varied interests and core values, while maintaining the integrity and intimacy of this extraordinary estate.

Ten Chimneys is a National Historic Landmark, a “Save America’s Treasures” project site, and is listed in the National Registry of Historic Places. Ten Chimneys is owned by the non-profit 501(C)3 organization Ten Chimneys Foundation, Inc.

“120 Years of Broadway” at Ten Chimneys

June 06, 2009

On June 6th, Ten Chimneys welcomed renowned New York theatre critic, Leonard Jacobs, as part of our popular CONVERSATIONS AT TEN CHIMNEYS lecture series. Inspired by the legendary conversations around Alfred and Lynn’s dining room table, each national-caliber “Conversation” offered guests a meaningful connection to theatre, the Lunts, and the themes and values of Ten Chimneys.

Mr. Jacobs continued this tradition as he shared never-before-published photographs and engaging anecdotes drawn from his best-selling new book, Historic Photos of Broadway. His Conversation showcased images of the world’s most celebrated theatrical community, including the Lunts’ 45 years on the Great White Way, and offered a rare, behind-the-scenes glimpse at 120 years of Broadway’s most iconic legends.

Mr. Jacobs is currently “blending art and politics” for the Clyde Fitch Report (clydefitchreport.com), a Web site he founded in 2006. He is the founding editor of theatermania.com, first-string critic for the New York Press, and the former national theatre editor for Backstage, the trade brand for American actors. Mr. Jacobs is deeply rooted in the theatre community; he is a Tony voter, chairs the New York Innovative Theatre Awards, adjudicates for the New York International Fringe Festival and the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, and teaches at the O’Neill’s National Critics Institute.

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